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Letters Patent No. 82,010, dated September 3, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN JUG-TOPS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, PETER LAUsTER,-.of Allegheny, in the county ofAllegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Jug-Tops, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure l represents a.vertical longitudinal section through the lid and body, with knobandhinge attached, -the lid being represented as closed, in black lines,and open, in red lines.

Figure 2 is an inverted plan of the same. i

Figure 3 represents a face view of the lid detached; and

Figure 4 a similar view of the hinge, as separate from the lid.l

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral gures.

My improvement has reference to jug-tops as applied to molasses-pitchersand other like vessels or bottles. These tops are usually made of abody, lid, hinge, and knob, the body being cemented on oi to thejug orbottle. In the manufacture of these articles in bulk or quantities, aslight difference in construction often has an important bearing uponthe cost of production or general value of the article. Among the manypeculiar features of these articles common to old constructions, as seenin mustard-pot metallic tops, and other like covers to diiferentpitchers or vessels, may he mentioned an interior iiange to the body,and the lid made to cover entirely the rim of vthe latter; also hingingthe lid so as to rotate from the inside of the body. These features,which are very old in the construction of such articles, I adopt, butcombine with them a certainn improvement or peculiarities ofconstruction, which isvor are of no small importance. Thus, discardingall endeavors to construct the hinge and knob in one piece, which hasinvolved making along incision through the lid'for the purpose, whichweakens the construction, and not unfrequently gives anindifferentfinish to the article, land insecurity of the hinge and knobs attachmentto the lid, by reason of the soldering of these parts together aroundthe edge of the long opening or incision made in the lid, I make `thehinge and lknob in two pieces, and, applying the hinge to its place onthe lid, by a simple process cast the knob on the latter and to thehinge, thus uniting all three together in a strong and durable manner,Without having recourse to solden' ing, whereby a ncatness of finish isattained. I also covcr the hinge below by a plate or its equivalent,connected with the lower part of the ange, so that, when the body iscemented to the jug, the hinge is prevented from coming in contact withthe cement, that is apt to make it work imperfectly.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents the body of ajug-top, with its interior flange, a, and a plate or filling, b,connected with the lower portion of thetfla-nge, to protect the hinge B,or joint thereof, from contact with the cement when the top is iitted tothe jug, which provision will be found'materially to contribute to theperfect working of the lid, hinged, as usual in such devices, to rotatefrom the inside of the body. G is thellid, and D the knob.

The hinge B may be adjusted to its place under the lid, when iitting theparts together, by projections c, made to enter perforations in the lid,but the fastening of the hinge, lid, and knob together is eected byforming the hinge with an opening, d, in it, and a corresponding hole,e, in the lid, so that, 'oy casting the knob D on the lid, the metalruns through these openings, d and e, and forms a rivet, s, or c astprojection, corresponding to a finished rivet, as shown in iig. 1, thusuniting these three sections, that is, hinge, iid, and knob, and makingthem as compact as if they were in one piece, without having recourse tosolder, which, to make a neat job, requires great particularity landcare, and does not oier the same security, besides requiring more expe-'rienced or skilled labor to establish the junction.

To do away with all objectionable convex protrusion from or bulge in thelid in rear of the knob, and yet secure a close fit of the lid, andproper working of it, I give the whole lid what may be termedconsiderable elevation, with a slight downfall, or downwardly-incurringslope, all round the edges of thejug-top, thus avoiding all crippledappearance to the latter as a whole.

segno" 2 What is-heie claimed, and desired rto be secured by LettersPatent, is 1. The hinge, knob, and lid, madeseperate and distinct fromeach other, and united together by making perforations in the hinge andlid, as described, and casting the knob, to unite with them .by metal.used in producing the knob lentering sid perforations, to form a rivet,and whereby solder, to estblsh yche junction of .said parts, is avoided,and,'after riveting of the knob, dispensed with.

2. The combination, with the lid, hinged to rotate fiofni the inside ofvvthe body, of the plate or filling b, connected with the lower part ofthe interior ange a of the body, substantially as and for the purposeherein set forth.

PETER LAUSTER.

Witnesses Y WILLIAM KNocH, F. C. TRAPP.

